Contracts on the S&P 500 edged higher, after the index touched a record intraday high and then closed in the red by the end of the regular trading day.
The strong results from the mega-cap tech names adds to a parade of companies that have so far exceeded expectations this earnings season, with a pick-up in economic activity and consumer confidence driving a surge in corporate profits over the doldrums of last year.
In his press conference Wednesday afternoon, Fed Chair Jerome Powell doubled down on his messaging that the Federal Reserve was looking for substantial further progress toward its goals of maximum employment and price stability in the coming months, with these criteria needing to be met by actual economic results rather than mere projections for further improvement.
“With no meaningful change to monetary policy or communication, this meeting was simply a message to market participants to sit back and observe as the economic recovery continues to unfold,” Charlie Ripley, senior investment strategist for Allianz Investment Management, said in an email Wednesday.
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Verizon bought Yahoo!’s internet properties in 2017 for about $4.5 billion and it acquired AOL in 2015 for about $4.4 billion.In 2018, after Hans Vestberg took over as chief executive officer, the company wrote off more than $4 billion, or roughly half the value of the media business, and renamed it the Verizon Media Group.Verizon Media has more than a dozen online brands.
Even with major market indexes near record levels, there are still plenty of inexpensive stocks.
Although competition in the 5G market will likely require massive investments and continuous improvements, the company should continue to generate the cash flow needed to maintain and increase the payout.
-Apple Inc on Wednesday posted sales and profits ahead of Wall Street expectations fueled by 5G iPhone upgrades but warned a global chip shortage could dent iPads and Mac sales by several billion dollars.
President Biden’s proposed 43.4% capital gains rate for taxpayers reporting more than $1 million income – the highest rate in American history – completes his quadruple whammy of higher taxes for rich Americans.
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“A split solves that problem, so if a split were announced, I would expect an immediate pop and then maybe a continued move higher as traders would anticipate a likely Dow inclusion.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average does not change its holdings on a regular basis, so a potential Amazon announcement could take some time.